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Documentary explores life of Innu singer Florent Vollant
Florent Vollant rose to prominence as part of the Innu musical duo Kashtin. It was the start of a legacy of music and helping other First Nations musicians. Filmmaker Isabelle Longnus worked with Vollant to tell his own story, as he recovered from a stroke, in the documentary Florent Vollant - Innu.
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Granby Zoo's new residents include pairs of lemurs, wallabies and white rhinos
In the spring, the Granby Zoo welcomed two white rhinos from the San Diego Zoo, two lemurs from zoos in Texas and North Carolina and, a month ago, two wallabies arrived from Toronto. Zoo veterinarian Cédric Larouche talks about how the animals have been adapting to their new home.
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The Quebec Distillery Trail explores the diversity of spirits producers in the province
Hugo Bourassa, the co-owner of Distillerie Shefford and Gizmo Sirois, the brand ambassador for Cirka, talk about discovering a wide variety of micro-distillers that exist in the province.
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Annual Montreal soccer festival raising funds to replace school field
The GOAL Initiatives Foundation will host GOAL MTL, its annual soccer festival, on Sunday at the Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. This year, the organization is raising money to replace the soccer field at Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph School and to contribute to other causes.
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What can cities and towns in Quebec do to adapt to climate change?
Université Laval assistant professor Eve Bourgeois, who has studied urban resilience to climate change, talks about facing environmental challenges at the municipal level.
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Montreal duo brings Tony Award-winning musical to the stage in labour of love
Alyssa Mirarchi and Emma Doyle recount how they fell in love with the story of tweens competing in a spelling bee portrayed in the popular Tony Award-winning musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The duo of producers explains how they managed to put on the show in Montreal without a theatre company or any grants.
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Pilgrimage scholar and author Matthew Anderson on the St. Ninian connection
Matthew Anderson, affiliate assistant professor at Concordia University and the Gatto Chair in Christian studies at St. Francis Xavier University, talks about his new book Someone Else’s Saint: How a Scottish Pilgrimage Led to Nova Scotia. He takes us on two routes, one in Scotland and the other in Nova Scotia, for the same little-known saint.
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Wilde summer in Quebec parks with theatre troupe performing 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Shakespeare is taking a break this summer. Instead, Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest" is coming to a Quebec park near you in this joint production by Repercussion Theatre and Persephone Theatre.
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'Poutz ta note' website maps and rates poutine in Quebec
Web developer Shad Gagnon celebrates the province’s most popular dish with a website that maps and rates establishments serving poutine. You can find the nearest and highest rated poutine near you and you can also become a member and add your own reviews.
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Learn about edible flowers and how to use them at this Jean-Talon Market workshop
There's a free workshop at Jean-Talon Market on Sunday and on July 13, where you can learn about edible flowers and how to incorporate them into food and drinks. We speak with Chloé Fortin-Devin, a plant producer and the person running the workshops.